Elan was still no different from before. His gaze was unfocused, utterly unresponsive to everything outside, like a Hollow Man.
But under Extrasensory Perception, Angel could sense that his thoughts were churning at a tremendous pace. All of his mental activity, however, was directed inward, like a psychic storm raging only in the depths of his own soul.
Clearly, he was transforming.
The Dream Crystal Plain had reshaped his body, and now that his thoughts and memories once more had flesh to depend on, they had begun to undergo some mysterious reaction that could not be spoken of to outsiders.
It had set him upon a transformation—or rather, an evolution of the mind and spirit.
Angel did not know when that evolution would end.
All he could do was provide Elan, as well as any Prushans who might enter the Dream Crystal Plain afterward, with a place to stay.
"I'll take Elan with me." Angel gave a light wave of his hand, and propelled by the power of Nightmare Illusion, Elan followed behind him.
"As for your avatar..."
Before Angel could finish, Nomephins said, "It will follow on its own."
Angel nodded.
Next, it was time to leave this place and return to the All-Knowing Prison Hall outside.
Nomephins said, "I'll send you out now, sir. Oh, and please take this card..."
Nomephins condensed a golden card from between its brows and sent it flying into Angel's hand. The front of the card bore a classical gate, while the back featured a sphinx relief.
The moment it landed in his hand, Angel understood its purpose. Its effect was exactly the same as the Text Manor's Manor Pass: using it allowed one to travel freely to and from the Sealed Land.
The Manor Pass was relatively unrestricted, however. It could enter